Not in a great headspace today. Check on your queer friends. Check on your not queer friends. Check on your neighbors. Be strong. Be safe. Be better humans. Don't believe government propaganda. Don't fall for AI manipulation. Resist fascism. 🏳️‍🌈

My "What You Need To Know About Tear Gas" thread: First, tear gas is a particulate, not an actual vapor or gas. In some cases, this means you can get some of the tear gas off your clothes by standing in a stiff breeze or strong fan.

I made a baby-sized quilt today for my niece. Her shower theme was "punk princess" so I decided baby's first battle blankie needed to happen using only repurposed fabric scraps. Very punk, right? Just needs a final wash & ironing. 🪡: Stretchy soft denim outer, durable cotton fabric backing.

Thank you to everyone that responded, I'm looking at portfolios and price lists and I'll reach out :)

Fellow Furries... I need a ref sheet but I have no clue where to start. I cannot draw for shit, so making one myself is out of the question. Who are some trustworthy folks with an open commission slot that might be able to help me bring my trash gryphon fantasy to life for a reasonable price?

Ah, we have a new ship on the shores of Bluesky carrying migrants from the Old Country (Twitter). Welcome. Gaze upon the statue of a well endowed Alf in our harbor and know that you have completed your journey. Now, some tips:

I blame @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com for the existance of this character in my warband... My latest Timerunner, the illustriously bearded VirileHumprdk the Death Knight.

There's no way to report someone for ruining gameplay in Legion: Remix. Thanks @support.blizzard.com 🤬 Needed Eye dungeon for quest, asked if they were lost bc they were full-clearing trash aimlessly. Got kicked, called a dick, a bitch, an asshole, & was told they were *glad* I got a 30m debuff.

happy transgender day of remembrance thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly please live 💜

The more I hear Tangerine Palpatine puff up about 50-year mortages, the more I think he has no concept of loan interest or amortization. Does he think you only have to pay back the amount you borrowed? I guess I shouldn't expect anything more from a guy who's nortorious for not paying...

“Never put in an email anything you don’t want read out loud to a jury.” -Common advice given by lawyers

A plea for help. 🙏 One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor. His story, contact and donor information can all be found on iggyland.org Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙

It’s go fund me time, I didn’t wanna but friends said I should and made it If you can donate thank you and if not it’s all good pls pass it around if it’s not too much trouble 💗 www.gofundme.com/f/support-ve...

May I take this moment to remind everyone that we have the Star Trek series becuase of Lucille Ball's production company, Desilu Studios. Becuase she, as its head, approved the pilot despite her own board of directors rejecting it.

Got another piece of election mail today addressed to spouse's first name and my full government name. 🤬 I have yet to receive a single piece of election mail addressed to me since I changed my name! Every envelope is addressed like I'm less-than, like they don't consider me an individual voter.

Friday evening traffic in NJ smells like hot brakes and frustration.

I'll be at VCF in NJ on Saturday. I'm bringing 2 Mac LC's & 1 Mac LCII with me; untested since 2002ish, in great physical condition. Spouse is bringing a tested & fully working Quadra 700. If you're interested in taking any of those home with you, drop me a message or find the blue-haired raccoon!

Nothing like trying to balance my ledgers before payday tomorrow only to find both Venmo and Paypal are having login troubles. 😵‍💫 Way to give me a panic attack...

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand: "SWIFT functionality is degraded."

Got another one today, this one addressed to <typically-male spouse's first name> and <my first and middle names> <last name>... I'm going to need my county's Democratic Committee to DO FUCKING BETTER.

So discouraging to get election mail about retaining abortion rights & the rights of Pennsylvanians to be themselves, only to be addressed w/ "<typically-male spouse's name> and <my name> <last name>". 👀 Not "<last name> Household"... Just automatically addressed w/ typically-male name first. 😠

If Doug Demuro doesn't already have a fursona, he's giving strong "excitable Husky" energy in today's Audi video.

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today. Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943. Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s. Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

A bunch of well meaning people on other hellsites are spreading the “Canada is donating a US toll free number for LGBTQ+ suicide prevention” misinformation without checking it. Again. Reminder: no they haven’t. The number being shared is a Trans Lifeline peer support number for Canadians.

As someone that uses Google Home as assistive technology, it is rage-inducing levels of annoying when basic tasks like controlling lights stops working randomly for hours at a time. Then to find out I also can't reboot any displays or minis from the app to troubleshoot... 🤬

Pennsylvanians, today is the first day CVS is offering the *new* 2025-2026 COVID vaccine! Get yours today! 💉

Happy Thursday to everyone except me, who woke up to find their estranged mother left a screaming, crying, incoherent voicemail at 4:15am.🫩 The audible parts of the VM are accusing me of moving her wheelchair out of reach while she was asleep... I haven't had keys to her house for 7+ years!

No cheating, post the last pic of your pet.

It feels like a kick in the face to get a $500 bill for lab work I had July becuase insurance denied the claim as out-of-network services. I had the exact same lab work at the exact same facility in March & April, both claims of which were paid as in-network. Suddenly, now it's out-of-network? WTF?

Friendly reminder that we streamers don't get to control what gets advertised during our ad breaks. If you see a questionable ad on our channels, let us know and report them like below. We don't want them there either.

It arrived today... ✅ Correct Name ✅ "x" Gender Marker!

The Trans Passport Drama™️ update... Status update on 7/14 said they received my attestation & I'm back in process. Called NPIC today to get a processing time estimate only to be told their system doesn't match what I'm seeing on the status page; I'm showing as "paused, pending verification"...

It's happened again three more times! 7/17 - You no longer have a FICO® Score 7/18 - You now have a FICO® Score! 7/24 - You no longer have a FICO® Score I'm convinced there are no employees at Experian. It's automated phone tree hell where every number & extension goes to the same useless AI. 💢

Come the fuck on Experian! 🤬 It's every goddamned week, sometimes multiple times per week, for SIX MONTHS. I've now got creditors threatening to close my accounts becuase you assholes can't get your shit together. Apparently having & then not having a FICO score repeatedly makes me a "credit risk".

All fixed it seems. Looks like it was limited reach: - no live video with "Device Offline" error but functional events/notifications on devices already migrated to or native to Google Home - live video but "Device Offline" error on devices eligible for migration but still in the Nest app

Lost my live video from my Nest Doorbell about 30 minutes ago, says it's offline but it's still cranking out event recordings and notification pushes. My Nest Hub Max swears it's offline but live video is working on that unit. Oh no, who broke us-east1?

Americans think of themselves at being and having "the best." I've started thinking more about what things we're (deliberately) falling behind on: electric cars, solar power, health care and health outcomes, to say nothing of transport infrastructure. @himself.bsky.social @abenewman.bsky.social

On a positive note: PA Dept of Vital Records finally processed my name change for my birth certificate! I submitted that on Feb 3rd & was told 20 weeks for processing. 😳 Called this morning for an update to be told they just got it approved last week and it should print for mailing this week! 🖨️📬

The State Dept letter is on my Informed Delivery today... My first name is misspelled on the envelope!

The Trans Passport Drama™️ thickens... I paid for expedited service to fix my gender marker the day after the "Class X" annoucement. Just now hitting 3wks. Now they're purposefully delaying further! Was the almost $400 they've gotten out of me since January not enough? cc: @erininthemorning.com

Having an estranged mother you are no contact with that refuses to accept the no contact situation is emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausting. 😫 Today's voicemail was an accusation of my shutting off her water. And somehow I'm responsible for her roof leak? I'm so confused...

Another item off the to-do list: domain verification on Bluesky. Now I have to remember everwhere this is linked and update it...

I am running on three-ish hours of sleep. I do not know how I am awake right now. --- Now: Dinner at Condado Taqueria 🌮🌮 Soon: Start packing 🧳 Later: Dead Dog Dance 🪩 (debut of partial fursuit) Later-Later: MOAR PACKING! 🧳🧳🧳 Tomorrow: Driving home 🚙🏡

When I stopped going to hacker cons, when I stopped doing EMA, when I retired from public safety, each of those I told myself I would stop being staff. That I was retiring from volunteering to just attend & enjoy. This year I volunteered at @anthrocon.org and goddammit I missed this feeling. 🐾❤️

I would love to know Doubletree's policy on how long a room can be without a functioning toilet... #Anthrocon

After sitting in traffic entirely too long... PITTSBURGH, I AM IN YOU.

We're on the road! On the road to Anthrocon! <sung to the tune of "(On the road to) Viridian City">

This is not promising...

I'm so confused... How, with full facial hair, am I still getting "ma'am" from the Walmart receipt checker?